Mike Arledge: ugh, no Pentax mount, for real Tamron, I think every APS-C Pentax owner would by this no questions asked. I know I would

because now that they support PLM, they don't have to change it as much and sure as hell Pentax is not doing anything. They already know the Pentax mount, so why not tweak these products and pick up the sales that Ricoh is dropping the ball on. There is nothing competitive in this space for lenses on the K Mount, you either spend $2400 on the Pentax 150-450, or lose focal length and go for the 75-300 range at $450... I think it is a no brainer forPentax owners buy a lens like this.

Mike Arledge: Way too much money for that tiny sensor. While it is an impressive piece of equipment, there are too many other options with larger sensors at this price point. With many more lenses to choose from with other systems.

it is not out of my price range, but I question spending this much on ANY M43 at all, I think it is a niche and gimic system that does not warrant these kinds of prices

Way too much money for that tiny sensor. While it is an impressive piece of equipment, there are too many other options with larger sensors at this price point. With many more lenses to choose from with other systems.

micahmedia: "...described as a normal lens, offering 'the same angle of view as the human eye,' according to the company."

Bah! Not the "same angle of view", but similar amount of distortion. Angle of view for a single human eye is wider than a 14mm. Maybe as much as a 10mm in some people. In any case, it's wider than either of these lenses, and the description is incorrect.

I guess I need to see a doctor about my testosterone levels, because apparently all this FF hoopla is not giving me the boner it is giving everyone else... Just be happy we live in such times to have so many GOOD options by so many major brands.

tkbslc: The 7D is still probably the best APS-C SLR on the market. So why release a new model until someone else makes a dangerous competitor? There may be some newer SLR with very slightly better image quality, but nothing comes that close in terms of a total package. I can see why Canon decided to just keep the current one alive for now.

used to own it, can't crop without noise past ISO 400 in my opinion, it was not a bad camera, but the sensor was not its strong point